A Collection of Blogs Written By Men & Women In Prison

by Jerell Jackson

I CANT EXPLAIN WHAT IT MEANS TO HAVE A PLATFORM LIKE STONE CITY BLOG TO VENT FEELINGS AND FRUSTRATIONS OF THIS SITUATION ALONG WITH VEIWS AND OPINONS OF THE WORLD IN THE PROBLEMS IN IT.

WELL, ITS BEEN A LOT GOING ON MY WAY IVE MET SOME DOPE(AWSOME) PEOPLE WHO AT TIMES I WISH I COULD HAVE MET UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES BUT IAM AWARE THAT EVERYTHING IS MENT TO BE HOW IT IS IN ANY EVENT, MAJOR THINGS HAVE BEEN POPIN IN MY ZONE… IVE STARTED A NON-PROFIT RESPECTFULLY CALLED “REBELS WIT’ A CAUSE” AND YOU CAN FIND THIS ON FACE BOOK UNDER “REBELS WIT’ A CAUSE 2016” AND I BELIEVE THAT I WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO THIS ORGANIZATION TOUCHES, ITS BEEN A LONG AND HARD PROCESS GETTING TO THIS PONIT NOW AND IN THE END, IT WAYS MENT FOR ME TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THIS TO RISE OUT OF THE DARK DEPTHS OF THE STREET LIFE, IAM NOT SUPER HOLY BUT I DO PRAISE AND GIVE THANKS TO THE MOST HIGHT FOR THE FOCUS, VISION AND STUGGLES IVE BEEN THROUGH TO GET ME RIGHT HERE TO THINK, LOVE, APPRECIATE AND ACCEPT ALL THE UPS AND DOWNS THAT LIFE HAS IN STORE FOR ME…

I JUST WANT IT TO BE KNOWN THAT I APPRECIATE MY LOVED ONE PAULLINA WHO HAS AT COUNTLESS TIMES MADE MY TIME EASYIER AND KEPT ME ON TRACK WITH HER ENCOURAGING WORDS AND UPLIFTING SPIRTS AS WELL AS MY ANNY MA MONIQUE AND MY OG LIONEL, MY LIL BRO KYRE, MOM AND ALL WHOS NAMES I CANT SAY BUT, ALL HAVE IMPACTED MY PROGRESSTION AND HAS MADE A DIFFENCE IN MY LIFE FOR ME NOT TO LOSE IT DEALING WITH THE STRESSES AND HARDSHIPS OF PRISON. BECAUSE I SEE DAILY HOW PRISON HAS CRIPPLED THE MIND, BODY AND SOUL OF PEOPLE DEALING WITH CONFINEMENT SMH ………… I REALLY REALLY REALLY DO THANK GOD FOR PLACING MY SHOULDERS WITH A BIG O’ STRONG HEAD TO RISE ABOVE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF CONFINMENT….I KNOW THAT REGAURDLESS OF ANYTHING GOD GOTT IT WRITTEN FOR ME TO WIN….I WILL ACOMMPLISH THAT AND MORE.
////////////// ///////////////// /////////////// //////////// ///////////// /////////////////
IVE BEEN PUTTING A LOT OF THINGS TOGETHER, WITH PLANS AND PROPOSALS FOR US ON THIS SIDE SO THAT THE PROPER PLATFORM CAN BE SET FOR US TO USE OUR SKILLS AND CREATIVITY…..SO WHT I HAVE PUT TOGETHER IS (WITH THE ASSISTANTS OF SOME DOPE (AWSOME) STAFF) A PROPOSAL CALLED “EXPRESSION”, “EXPRESSION” IS AN OPEN PLATEFORM FOR US ON THIS SIDE TO SHOW CASE OUR SKILLS AND EXPRESS WHAT WE LIKE FAR AS : SPOKEN WORD, POEMS, R&B, DRAMA ETC…. IVE INVITED SOME OUTSIDE GUEST TO COME IN FROM SEATTLE, WHO GOT BACK QUICK AND WAS HAPPY TO COME…WE PLAN ON DOING “EXPRESSION” IN MARCH, SO IF YOU INTRESTED GET WITH ME OVER J-PAY OR …..HOPE TO HERE FROM YOU PEACE
/////////////// ////////////// ///////////// ///////////////// //////////////// //////////////I HEARD A MAN ADDRESS A CROWD ONE DAY WITH A MOVING STATMENT THAT WENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS: ” HOW IS THERE HONOR IN A DISHONORABLE SYSTEM? HOW CAN WE PLEDGE AND HOLD OURSELFS TO A HIGHER STANDARD WHEN THE RULES THAT ARE SET ARE CONTINUOUSLY BROKEN WITHIN THE OFFICES AND WITH THE PEOPLE WE ELECT TO PROTECT AND SERV US? IS IT PEOPLE JUST WANT SOMEONE TO FOLLOW? DO WE NEED SOMEONE TO TELL US HOW WE SHOULD LOOK AT OURSELVES WHEN WE LOOK IN THE MIRRIOR? HOW WE SHOULD DRESS, WHAT WE SHOULD BELIEVE IN,WHATS RIGHT OR WHATS WRONG? ARE WE BRON WITH ETHICES OR ARE WE THOUGHT THEM? ARE WE BRAIN WASTED WITH OUR OPINONS? HOW DO WE JUSTIFY THEE UN JUSTIFYABLE? HOW LONG CAN WE STAND BYE WATCHING, WAITING AND HOPING FOR A CHANGE LET US TAKE ACTION CAN YOU HANDLE THIS CHANLLGE?? ITS NOT A “CANT BEATEM JOIN’EM” ITS A STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION, ITS A, STOP BEING NAIVE!!! STAND UP AND TAKE ACTION!!!!” IT MADE SENSE TO ME WHAT DO YOU THINK?
//////////// ////////////// //////////////////// ///////////////// //////////// ////////////// A LOVE LETTER TO MY FUTURE WIFE

BABE, AS I SIT BACK IN REFLECT ON LIFE…I THANK THE MOST HIGH FOR ALL THAT HE HAS WRITTEN FOR ME, TO BE WHERE IAM AT RIGHT NOW IVE LEARNED THAT EVERYTHING IS MENT TO BE,SO ITS MENT FOR ME TO APPRECIATE YOU…. I ADORE YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU AND YOU ARE MY RIB FROM WITCH GOD CREATED EVE, YOU ARE THAT REFREASHING SUMMER BREZZ, YOU FULFILL EVERY NEED AND IAM THRILLED TO SAY THAT WE ARE IN THIS AS A TEAM. THIS IS SOME SPECIAL THAT ONE COULD ONLY DREAM I MEAN, CIRCUMSTANCES MAY SEEM PRISTINE, YOU ARE MY.. QUEEN… THE WIND BENEATH MY,WINGS THE INHALE AND EXHALE OF THE AIR I BREATHE…IAM BLESSED AND PLEASED YOUR ALL ILL EVER NEED AN WITHIN THESE LINES I LET MY SOUL BLEED, FOR BEING HERE I THANK YOU. LOVE YOUR FUTURE HUSBAND

PS.I HOPE YOU COOK GOOD CHICKEN THO 😉 IAM NOT GONNA LIE LOL!
/////////////// ////////DAAA CUUUUUBBBBBBSSSS!!!!!/////// ////////////////////
I CAN BELIEVE IT!!!! DAAAA CUBBBS PULLED IT OFF BABBBBY!!!! THIS WA THE MOST BASEBALL IVE EVER WATCHED IN MY LIFE AND I LOVED IT. THE DRAMA THE HYPE THE UPS, THE DOWNS, THE BAD REFS,THE HOME RUNS MAN THE HOME RUNS IT WAS A GREAT GAME AND WHEN WE WON!!!!!!! I WAS BOUNCING THE SHOULDERS ON’EM LEFT RIGHT LEFT LEFT RIGHT…. COME ON SOMEBODY! 108 YEARS! FROM THE WESTSIDE OF CHICAGO 2, ALL I KNOW IS THE CUBS WON!!!! GO CUBBS!
////////////// ///////////////////////// ////////////////////////// /////////////////////////
I HOPE THAT YOU’VE ENJOYED MY POSTED. FUTURE WIFEY HIT ME UP. TAKE CARE EVEYBODY, BE SAFE AND GIVE IT UP FOR THE CUBBS PEACE